FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 30
GOOD WEEK FOR FIELDWORK: Temperatures and precipitation averaged well above normal for the
week. According to our survey, there were five days suitable for fieldwork. Activities included hauling man
ure, maintaining machinery, cutting and baling hay, baling straw, fruit and vegetable harvesting, fixing
fence, combining, and caring for livestock.
SOIL MOISTURE: By week’s end, topsoil moisture was rated short by S percent of our respondents, adequ
ate by 73 percent, and suiplus by 22 percent. Sixty-five percent of our respondents in the northern region
rated soil moisture as adequate and 35 percent rated it suiplus. In the central region, 10 percent of our repor
ters rated soil moisture as short, 75 percent rated it adequate, and 15 percent rated it surplus. In the southern
region, 5 percent of the respondents rated soil moisture as short, 80 percent rated it adequate, and 15 percent
surplus.
CORN: The com crop for the state was rated 31 percent excellent, 49 percent good, 17 percent fair, 2 percent
poor, and 1 percent very poor. Our respondents rtported that 92 percent of the com crop was in the silking
stage, compared to 97 percent last year and a five-year average of 95 percent. Forty-four percent of the com
was rated in the dough stage. Last year 81 percent was in the dough stage. The five-year average is 64 percent.
Seven percent of the com was in dent stage compared to 41 percent last year and the five-year average of 25
percent.
SOYBEANS: Soybean condition at the end of the week was rated 4 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 19 per
cent fair, 46 percent good, and 27 percent excellent
OATS: The Pennsylvania oat crop was 88 percent harvested by the end of the week. Last year it was virtually
complete.
BARLEY AND WHEAT: Barley harvest was 98 percent complete by week’s end. At this time last year,
harvest was complete. Barley planting was 8 percent complete compared to 6 percent last year. Pennsylvani
a’s wheat crop was 98 percent harvested. Last year at this time harvest was complete. Wheat planting was S
percent complete. At this time last year, it was 4 percent complete.
POTATOES: Pennsylvania potato harvest was 28 percent complete by week’s end. A year ago 37 percent of
the state’s potatoes had been harvested.
TOBACCO: Tobacco harvest was 13 percent complete by week’s end. Last year at this time, it was 36 per
cent complete.
FALL PLOWING: Twenty percent of fall plowing was complete by week’s end. Last year at this time 22
percent had been plowed.
FRUIT: Pennsylvania peach harvest was 67 percent complete by week’s end. At this time last year, 79 per
cent of the peaches were harvested. Apple harvest by week’s end was 22 percent complete. A year ago apple
harvest was 26 percent complete. Grape harvest was 12 percent complete compared to 21 percent last year.
HAY AND PASTURE: By week’s end the second cutting of alfalfa was 90 percent complete. Last year it
was 97 percent complete. The third cutting was 48 percent complete compared to 59 percent last year. The
fourth cutting of alfalfa was 13 percent complete compared to IS percent last year. The second cutting of
clover timothy was 71 percent complete. Last year it was 83 percent complete. The quality of hay made was
rated good by 40 percent of our reporters, fair by 40 percent, and poor by 20 percent. The quality of feed being
obtained from pastures was rated good by 46 percent of our reporters, fair by 46 percent, poor by 5 percent,
and very poor by 3 percent
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